Albert Mcdowell
May 22, 2017
Albert McDowell, age 92 of Vicksburg died Monday, May 22, 2017 at Midilodge of Portage. He was born in Monette, Arkansas on Feb. 19, 1925 the son of William Henry McDowell and Willie Viola (Brandon) McDowell. Albert was a farmer, and worked as a mechanic for Simmons Ford of Vicksburg for 25 years. Since his retirement, he especially enjoyed watching...
Doris Halverson
May 11, 2017
Doris M. Halverson, age 96 of Three Rivers died Thursday May 11, 2017 at her home following a brief illness. She was born in Menasha, WI on July 7, 1920 the daughter of Douglas and Dorothy (Becker) Stowe. The family moved to Three Rivers when she was three years old. Doris graduated from Three Rivers High School in 1938. While...
Rosalind Keckler
May 2, 2017
Rosalind Carol Keckler, age 75 of Three Rivers died Tuesday, May 2, 2017 at her home. She was born in Three Rivers on July 22, 1941 the daughter of Roland and Ethel M. (Carter) Stroup and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. Tootie is survived by 5 children, Edwin (Tracy Blodgett) Keckler, Pam (John) Arnold, Sherry Keckler, Larry (Pat)...
Barbara Oberlander
Apr 12, 2017
Barbara Ann Oberlander, age 76 of Three Rivers, died Wednesday April 12, 2017 at Three Rivers Health.She was born in Nottawa, MI on Oct. 7, 1940 the daughter of Everett F. and Evelyn J. (Friend) Williams and had seven brothers and two sisters. She was married to Rex M. Oberlander on Nov. 3, 1956 in Three Rivers. Rex died in...
Barbara Foltyn
Feb 24, 2017
Barbara Ann Barton-Foltyn, age 87 of Three Rivers died Friday Feb. 24, 2017 at Grace Healthcare in Three Rivers. She was born in South Bend, IN on Oct. 4, 1929 the daughter of Harold and Margarete A. (Genschel) Brundige. Barbara was raised and lived most of her life in the Three Rivers, graduating from Three Rivers High School in 1948....
Leo Studabaker
Feb 23, 2017
Leo F. Studabaker, age 71 of Three Rivers died Thursday Feb. 23, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on May 21, 1945 the son of James W. and Lillian E. (Merritt) Studabaker. He was a lifetime resident of the area and graduate of Three Rivers High School. Leo was employed at Simplex Paper...
Charles Oberlander
Jan 25, 2017
Charles Raymond Oberlander, age 79, formerly of Three Rivers died unexpectedly at his Kalamazoo home where he had resided the past 20 years. He was born in Three Rivers on April 30, 1937 the son of Charlie and Helen R. (Kline) Oberlander. After graduating from Three Rivers High School her served in the U.S. Air Force from 1959 to 1963....
Susan Baughman
Jan 15, 2017
Susan A. Baughman, age 59, formerly of Three Rivers, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at Borgess Medical Center. She was born in Three Rivers, MI on September 14, 1957 the daughter of late Richard and Barbara (Curtis). She attended Three Rivers High School. She resided in Cassopolis for the past year, where she also was the manager at the K-B...
Scott Middlehurst
Dec 21, 2016
Scott Lee "Chacca" Middlehurst, age 53 of Mendon died Wednesday Dec. 21, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. He was born in Three Rivers on May 9, 1963 the son of Terrence and Lorene (Boone) Middlehurst and was a lifetime resident of St. Joseph County. Scott worked briefly at Mid-American Electric in Middlebury, and later as a rural carrier...
Freda Mccallie
Dec 11, 2016
Freda J. McCallie, age 57 of rural Three Rivers died Sunday Dec. 11, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Three Rivers on Dec. 20, 1958 the daughter of Delbert "Bill" and O. Marie (Neal) McCallie and was a lifetime resident of the area. She graduated from Marcellus High School with the class of 1977.. Freda...
Vickie Anable
Nov 30, 2016
Vickie Lynn Anable, age 63 of Three Rivers died Wednesday Nov. 30, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo. She was born in Sparta, WI on Sep. 17, 1953 the daughter of Spencer Odell and Patricia Louise (Shields) Trones. She moved from Wisconsin to Michigan in 1991. Vickie was a loving wife and mother who enjoyed spending time with her...
Howard Kent
Nov 7, 2016
Howard M. Kent, 93, passed away in peace at his home on Monday, November 7, 2016. He was born on February 28, 1923 in Union, Michigan the son of Bracebridge and Lydia (King) Kent and lived in the Three Rivers area all of his life. He was a welder all of his life, employed by Clifton Engineering, Fairbanks-Morse, and retired...
Robert Rider
Oct 11, 2016
Robert Burdette Rider, age 84 of Three Rivers died Tuesday Oct. 11, 2016 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on April 11, 1932 the son of the late Howard and Mary (Kline) Rider. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean war. He worked at Fairbanks, Three Rivers Rubber Company, and then for himself as a...
Debra Kelly
Sep 21, 2016
Debra Jo Kelly, age 59 formerly of Three Rivers died Wednesday Sep. 21, 2016 at Munson Healthcare Cadillac Hospital following a long illness. She was born in Sturgis on Dec. 6, 1956 the daughter of the late Cornelius R. and Helen (Hogan) Hamminga. She has resided the past twelve years in Cadillac coming from Centreville. She was a social person...
Harvey Rhodes
Sep 13, 2016
Harvey B. Rhodes, age 88 of Three Rivers died Tuesday Sep. 13, 2016 at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers. He was born in Three Rivers on Oct. 10, 1927 the son of the late Bernard A. and Irene (Coler) Rhodes and was a lifetime resident of Three Rivers. He was a longtime employee of the Cooper, Eddy, and...
Raymond Huddleston
Aug 8, 2016
Raymond Arthur Huddleston, Jr. age 92 of Three Rivers died Monday Aug. 8, 2016 at his home. He was born in Muncie, IN on March 15, 1924 the son of Raymond and Ethel (Shull) Huddleston and he attended school in Muncie. Ray served in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers before returning to Muncie where he was a mechanic at...
Dana Detwiler
Aug 5, 2016
Dana Marie Detwiler, age 55 of Three Rivers died Friday Aug. 5, 2016 at Borgess Medical Center in Kalamazoo following a long illness. She was born in San Francisco, CA on Oct. 4, 1960 the daughter of Dwayne L. and Anna (Medeiros) Detwiler. The family moved to Michigan in 1974 and Dana graduated from Mendon High School with the class...
Claribelle Jonker
Jul 11, 2016
Claribelle Elizabeth Jonker, age 102 of Three Rivers died Monday July 11, 2016 at Three Rivers Health where she had been a patient for 3 days. She was born in Centreville, Mi on April 13, 1914 the daughter of Issac Walter and Elizabeth Ann (Ash) Major. She worked as an au pair before graduating from Three Rivers High School. She...
Sheldon Norton
Jun 13, 2016
Sheldon R. Norton, age 70 of Three Rivers died Monday June 13, 2016 at his home. He was born in Three Rivers on Sep. 25, 1945 the son of Dale A. and Victoria M. (Sales) Norton. Sheldon is a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in Korea and during Viet Nam. He had been employed as a grocery store manager,...
Walter Neale
Jun 6, 2016
Walter Raymond "Walt" Neale, age 80 of Three Rivers died Monday June 6, 2016 at Bronson Methodist Hospital in Kalamazoo. He was born in Kalamazoo on Nov. 23, 1935 the son of Thomas and Edith (Beardsley) Neale. He graduated from Kalamazoo Central High School in 1953, and later served in the U.S. Navy. Walt was married to Sharon J. Bos...
